With 2010 having finally flown the nest of time after spending far too long living off its parents, I once again wanted to record my favourite tweets of the year just passed. Here are the winners in reverse chronological order:
On Technology
- @despo
periodic table of elements http://joshduck.com/periodic-table.html. #html_elements
9 Dec 2010 - @avalanche123
"Java is a DSL for taking large XML files and converting them to stack traces"
23 Nov 2010 - @siracusa
SuperDuper http://shirt-pocket.com/ was the last ~$25 app that changed my Mac life. Soulver's the next one: http://www.acqualia.com/soulver/
19 Nov 2010 - @al3x
A phone to save us from our phones, what with their "useful features" and "compelling apps". Windows Phone 7: You'll Rarely Want To Use It™.
10 Nov 2010 - @topfunky
Used iPhone "Shake to Undo" today. Current score: Intentional: 1 Unintentional: 758
8 Nov 2010 - @topley
Ruby's a bit mad really, isn't it? It's like the Alfa Romeo of programming (which is a good thing).
5 Nov 2010 - @chadfowler
Working on a Struts app is a great reminder of the gift that Rails was to Web developers across the world. Thanks @dhh! #positivember
3 Nov 2010 - @leahculver
There are two hard problems in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors. (via @ericflo)
7 Oct 2010 - @topley
Objects may override the “toSting” method to return a pompous representation of themselves.
16 Aug 2010 - @topley
Just as all programs eventually evolve to include email capabilities, all web apps eventually evolve to include a job board it seems.
3 Aug 2010 - @wycats
protip: want to know what is requiring a particular file in Ruby -- puts caller on top :)
14 Jun 2010 - @pjb3
%w[♠ ♣ ♥ ♦].map{|s| Array(2..10) + %w[J Q K A].map{|v| "%2s%s" % [v, s] }}.flatten
11 Jun 2010 - @chadfowler
Class.new{def method_missing(*) end}.new.instance_eval { this tweet is a valid ruby program} # => nil
29 Apr 2010 - @topley
Interesting quote from the Nokogiri README: “XML is like violence—if it doesn't solve your problems, you are not using enough of it.”
7 Apr 2010 - @topley
Not starting a war, but if you want to be a great programmer and you only do Windows it's like visiting the Louvre and only seeing the shop.
30 Mar 2010 - @dhh
@gilesgoatboy I AM JEALOUS! Terribly so, in fact. As I said, I wish I could pull that off with a straight face. Rails 3: It Does HTML!
27 Jan 2010 - @dhh
SJ: "What this device does is extraordinary. You can browse the web with it." No fucking way? You can BROWSE THE WEB?!?! Shiiiiiit.
27 Jan 2010 - @jasonfried
If you have a website then you're in the software business.
11 Jan 2010 - @danbenjamin
In my day you were judged by the cut of your suit and the newspaper you read. Today it's all about your vanity URL shortener.
7 Jan 2010
Anything Goes
- @JohnConners
The guinea pigs enjoying Jamie Oliver's 30 minute meals. http://twitpic.com/33wuex
4 Nov 2010 - @topley
@Lord_Sugar proves that you don't need to know the difference between “your” and “you're” to amass an £800m fortune! #iwastedyearsinschool
9 Sep 2010 - @topley
I'm tempted to create an account on the Cooking Stack Exchange and ask an Aga Cooker Hidden Features question, just to match the other sites
26 Aug 2010 - @jasonfried
In the future there will be teeth yellowing services.
4 Feb 2010 - @davidhepworth
Why don't we just surrender to the inevitable and spell it "definately"?
16 Jan 2010
With Humour
- @codinghorror
I'll be 40 this month, or as I like to call it, "my progress bar just reached 50%".
14 Dec 2010 - @aawra
Q:- What do you get when you cut a Policeman's Head into 4 Pieces? Ans:- Police Head Quarters (via @pramodbaddurkar)
18 Nov 2010 - @serafinowicz
I think New York has reached the point where it can finally be called York.
17 Sep 2010 - @al3x
Occam's Razor: now with six blades, for comfort and precision.
21 Apr 2010 - @serafinowicz
I'd never eat a club sandwich that would allow me to eat it.
20 Apr 2010 - @jonmulholland
Cameron has spoken to a black man, a woman and a drug user. Minority bingo! #LeadersDebate
15 Apr 2010 - @MarcAlderman
Drinking Game... pick a leader and take a drink when Clegg says "Fair", cameron says "Change", and Brown does the mouth thing #LeadersDebate
15 Apr 2010 - @serafinowicz
Samuel Pepys: "I avoided the Great Fire of London like the plague."
8 Apr 2010 - @serafinowicz
Finally got round to reading the Stephen Hawking book. It's about time.
26 Mar 2010 - @serafinowicz
Listening to Beethoven. Wow. He was one talented dog.
22 Mar 2010 - @serafinowicz
I'm a vegetarian - a vegan who eats the occasional Atari
26 Jan 2010 - @serafinowicz
I don't like eating vegetables. What if they regain consciousness?
22 Jan 2010 - @serafinowicz
The original Golden Globes were modelled from C3PO's testicles.
19 Jan 2010 - @serafinowicz
Climate crisis solved: Dig to centre of Earth. Retrieve pip. Plant. Water. Grow Earthtree. Reap and relocate to 'fruits'
15 Jan 2010 - @serafinowicz
I love Antler Man welcoming me back to Heathrow. http://twitpic.com/y1lqd
14 Jan 2010
2003–2024 John Topley
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I'm just thrilled one of my tweets made it onto the list! :)
Ha ha! At this rate you'll have two tweets in next year’s list! ;-)